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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief ABUJA—Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, condemned, in strong terms, the terror attacks on London, the United Kingdom. The condemnation was contained in a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Mr. Laolu Akande. Prof. Osinbajo called for greater global collaboration with a view to eliminating extremist ideologies from the world. The statement read:  “Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, strongly condemns the sickening atrocity perpetrated by a misguided and cowardly group of terrorists, who attacked innocent persons in the London Bridge area on Saturday night. “Prof Osinbajo states that Nigeria stands with the government and people of the United Kingdom and extends our condolences to the families of the victims. “The acting president notes that the latest attack in the UK reinforces the need for the global community to act with greater ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The cup donor and financier of the just concluded Edo U-13 football championship, Mr. Gregory Imafidon has charged the Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, to channel 40% percent of the state’s IGR into sports development programmes. The Edo-born US-based ex-player stated this while presenting gift items and a giant gold trophy and medals to the winners of the competition at the Samuel Ogbemudia staching Benin City. “I am very happy watching these wonderful kids display various football artistry here at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium. You can see that they are elated and smiling home with the gift and cash prize. It is a big day to me. This is the main reason why this government of Godwin Obaseki showed channel just a little percentage of the state funds into developmental sports programmes”.   The post Edo U-13 tourney: Use sports to eradicate crime, Imafidion tasks Gov Obaseki appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2rHQx62

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J bY Obi Nwakanma Three Okigbos startled the world in the 20th century: Pius, the economist, the poet Christopher, and Bede, plant pathologist and geneticist. Bede Nwoye Okigbo was the last of that trinity – that is, the last to leave the earthly scene by his death in April. It is the final closing of the chapter of a remarkable era. Born in 1927 in Ojoto-Uno to the very large Okigbo family of Ire, Ojoto, Bede Okigbo’s life took a very dramatic and perhaps fortuitous turn when his mother died in 1935 and he was taken in by his uncle, the school master James Okigbo, to live with his own family. I have told this story in large part in my biography of his cousin, the poet Christopher Okigbo, and should summarize it here of how the shaping factors in Bede Okigbo’s life was defined by that tragic moment of loss. Bede Okigbo’s father, Nnaebue, was the oldest son of the formidable Eze Okigbo, whose astute and shrewd reading of the unfolding times of colonialism led him ...

http://ift.tt/2re8abi MD/CEO, GTBank Mr. Segun Agbaje (left); Captain of Dairy Farm Senior Secondary School, Agege, Lagos State, Sheriff Sholola; Deputy Governor, Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Idiat Oluranti Adebule; Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Education, Mr. Fela Bank-Olemoh, and Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr. Deji Tinubu, at the Season Seven finals of GTBank Lagos State Principals Cup held at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos… at the weekend. Secondary school students in Lagos are set to lit the Main Bowl of the Teslim Balogun Stadium on fire, as the finals of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank Plc) Lagos State Principals Cup hold today in both the boys and girls’ categories. Highly enterprising Ijaiye Housing Estate Senior Grammar School, Ojokoro will square up with Ikotun Senior High School, Ikotun, as Isale Eko Grammar School, Lagos Island will meet Government Senior College, Agege in the boys and girls’ group respectively. This year’s finals is part of t...

http://ift.tt/2r4eZxS Ugwuanyi Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State yesterday promised to continue with his vision to provide good governance and other basic needs for the people of the state.   The governor also pledged that his administration would continue to run an open and accountable government and work assiduously towards the realisation of the dreams of the state’s founding fathers.   These promises were contained in the governor’s address to the people of the state during the 2017 Democracy Day celebration at the Michael Okpara Square, Enugu, which was attended by a mammoth crowd, including past and present leaders of the state such as the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu and other members of the National Assembly; among others. Ugwuanyi, who noted that the primary responsibility of government is the welfare of the people and security of lives and property, reiterated his administration’s commitment to peace and security of the state to main...

http://ift.tt/2pPJtjW Aminu Waziri Tambuwal The Sokoto State government has settled the arrears of gratuities of 1,901 retired civil servants amounting to N2.6 billion the Head of Service, Buhari Bello Kware has said. He made the revelation while briefing newsmen on the achievements of Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal in his two years in office said that the payment covered live, death, contract gratuity and pensions arrears that accumulated from November 2011 to August 2015. He also said that another payment of the retirement benefits of 567 retirees amounting to N1.2 billion was settled in February this year.Kware however, said that the benefits of those who left the service from May 2016 to December 2016 would be settled as soon as their verification was completed. He pointed out that timely and prompt payment of salaries and allowances of over 28,000 civil servants in spite daunting financial challenges and meeting all financial obligations concerning civil servants’ bene...

http://ift.tt/2qtwo4h One of its aviation and travels conglomerate, Peacock Aviation Services, has been appointed as its general sales agent for its operations in Nigeria.According to a joint statement by Fly Mid Africa and Peacock Aviation. The Gambia’s new national carrier, Fly Mid Africa, would start its flight services from Banjul, the country’s capital, en route Dakar, Freetown, Accra to Lagos. One of its aviation and travels conglomerate, Peacock Aviation Services, has been appointed as its general sales agent for its operations in Nigeria.According to a joint statement by Fly Mid Africa and Peacock Aviation, the airline is focused on easing the challenges business and leisure travelers from Nigeria and other nationals face across key cities in Africa, especially West and Central Africa. In agreement, Peacock has launched ticket sales in its international head office in Ikeja, Lagos and across all its offices in Nigeria, including Marina (Lagos), Abuja, Ibadan, Aba, Port Ha...

http://ift.tt/2rejqo9 A report by the CIPD noted that organsations with rising inflation were likely to experience pay squeezes but companies need to do more to help their employees cope with their financial concerns. The Charted Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) has said that workers take home pay goes a long way in boosting employee effectiveness and productivity, as well as a critical factor to the growth of any organisation. A report by the CIPD noted that organsations with rising inflation were likely to experience pay squeezes but companies need to do more to help their employees cope with their financial concerns. According to CIPD, about a third of workers suffer from money problems to the extent that it affects their ability to do their jobs effectively. A new survey of more than 1,800 employees revealed that the number of employees with such problems has risen to 31 percent among 18-24 year olds and 32 percent for older workers. The research, carried out b...

http://ift.tt/2s2lUWz PHOTO CREDIT: google.com/search At the Nassarawa Primary Health Centre, in Yola, capital of Adamawa State, nine-month-old, pale and thin Baby Habibat, being cuddled by her mother is suffering from malnutrition induced by acute diarrhea, which is caused by rotavirus. “First she started stooling frequently, then vomiting and gradually started losing weight,” her mother Aisha summarised how her baby got to that point. After being treated for acute diarrhea, Habibat was admitted at the Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programme at the centre, where she received the United Nations Child’s Fund (UNICEF) Ready To Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)- an intervention for severe cases of malnutrition. According to experts, Habibat’s diarrhea could have been prevented if she had received rotavirus vaccine as part of the routine immunisation, but the vaccine is not available at the health centres across the country. Rotavirus is the most common cause of ...